MANILA — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is pushing for stronger enforcement measures to achieve sustainable fisheries and seafood self-sufficiency in the country.

“We have to maintain and protect our traditional fishing grounds. If we properly enforce our fisheries law, we will have enough fish. We need action, and we need to do it now,” the bureau’s national director, Eduardo Gongona, told reporters in a recent press conference in Quezon City.